Jonathan Hamby Email & Phone Number

South Carolina, United States

South Carolina, United States

Dublin, Ireland, Ie

Supply Chain / Procurement Manager Greenwood South Carolina

Levallois-Perret, Ile-De-France, Fr

Greenville, South Carolina, Us

- Indirectly in charge of motivating and energizing a team of over 200 associates around the world to meet and exceed customers’ expectations.- In charge of all commodities, monitoring buyer activity locally in Japan and other regions around the world; exceeding over 500 million in direct spend.- Created global pricing database allowing all regions to discuss and compare notes to improve pricing for the organization.- Crafted careful comparisons between regions to show true costs of ownership for sourcing decisions resulting in millions of savings in just 6 months.- Responsible for reporting program status and readiness to upper senior management.- Championed global supply chain issues with local and abroad teams, managing air expedites and supplemental production from global facilities.

Greenville, South Carolina, Us

- Managed over $150 Million in spend for both USA and Mexico; commodities ranging from Fasteners, Rubber Seals, Heat Treatment Services, and Precision cold forged gears, shafts, and pinions.- Supported the launch of steering products for BMW, Mercedes Benz, Nissan, Honda, and Toyota including full supplier management from quotation stage, high volume production trials, to business award- Negotiated APR successfully for every awarded product resulting in over 6 million dollars of cost avoidance over 4 years.- Calculated and created should be cost models, many of which became company standard for cold forging and machining.- Created cost savings database which was shared on an international stage, allowing for different regions to communicate effectively and in real time.- Conceived and programed Purchasing SharePoint home page allowing for associates to considerably reduce approval time for both projects and tooling orders.- Joined and participated in countless meetings with engineering, cost planning, production administration, and legal. Goal oriented team player focused on team victory, not personal kudos.

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Built, expanded, and solidified relationships with both automotive and industrial commodities for the NAFTA group: Powdered metal, Aluminum Die Casting, and Electromechanics totaling over $40 million dollars in spend;Solely responsible for creating and putting forth global sourcing board presentations, leading the discussion with board level management, and ultimately sourcing the business;Drafted, maintained, and negotiated company Master and Project Agreements with suppliers, working in tandem with the Schaeffler legal group;Conceptualized and created a quote database system which integrated four separate internal departments, gaining global recognition, and saving Purchasing employees an average of 3 hours per day work time;Negotiated pricing for all suppliers, both during the quoting phase and after business has been established in terms of VA/VE activities and monetary reductions finding over $300,000 in cost avoidance finalized in just under three months of employment;Assisted associate level team members, giving them guidance and assistance in organizing theirapproach to data based negotiations and tactics;Trained employees in the use of SAP, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Access;Drove suppliers to quick response during production crisis situations, getting results and accurateinformation to upper management quickly while adding in the corrective action discussions followed;Worked with global leads and worldwide Schaeffler facilities to create multi-cultural presentations and pricing solutions; accomplishing paramount tasks such as annual budgets and global negotiation;

Managed over 15 automotive accounts, ranging from Tier One Japanese transplants such as Hitachi and Aisin to direct supply to GM, Ford, and Toyota;Championed new project launch coordination with upper management, engineering support, and quality staff;Responsible for new line audits performing run at rate cycle time evaluations and 6S activities. Created a philosophy driven line improvement database tool which allowed sales to communicate line issues as if they were the customer;Negotiated directly with customers to resolve commercial items, also managing multi-million dollar purchasing contracts and subsequent letters of intent;Preformed data analysis for every facet of the business regarding internal WIP, company sales, capital procurement, new line preparation, and overall performance;Conceptualized and created company quotation database with VB front end for ease of adaption for new employees, created companywide customer driven action item database , provided production control with a WIP dashboard which integrated customer orders in real time to evaluate parts flow requirements;Traveled across the US to directly address customer issues and assist in project launches;

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Japanese

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Japanese Humanities